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Whilst UNISON enjoyed the sun and the World Cup as much as the next union, we also didn’t let them stop us working as hard as ever on behalf of our members. Here are just some of our highlights from July

Some 120 UNISON members in Bath and north east Somerset take action over employers’ ‘work-for-free’ proposals

North-East council becomes the latest to commit itself to UNISON’s Ethical Care Charter

Responding to TUC analysis published today (Tuesday) UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “Homecare workers are under severe pressure to provide top-notch – and often intimate – care, while building vital personal relationships with the people they care for. “But with many on zero-hours contracts, it makes it a lot likelier they won’t be regularly caring for the […]

The campaign, led by the union’s local government service group, focused on social care for the day of action – pointing out that the services have lost almost £2bn from their budgets in […]

Ministers could have spared overseas care staff weeks of worry